JAKARTA, LITERASIHUKUM.COM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the attack on the gas complex Asaluyeh and the gas field South Pars belonging to Iran was carried out by Israel without direct involvement from the United States. In his latest statement, Netanyahu said Israel “acted alone” in the operation, while asserting that US President Donald Trump had asked Israel to refrain from carrying out similar attacks on Iranian energy facilities.

The statement is important because there had previously been various speculations that the attack on one of Iran's most vital energy assets was carried out as part of a joint operation with Washington. However, both Netanyahu and Trump have now signaled that the attack was not a joint operation. Trump even stated that the United States and Qatar were not involved and had no role in the attack on South Pars, while warning Iran not to attack Qatar, a key US ally in the Gulf that also shares the gas field with Iran.

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Netanyahu also revealed that after the attack, Trump asked Israel not to repeat the attack on Iranian energy targets. The request is considered to be related to Washington's concerns about the global economic impact, especially the surge in energy prices and the risk of disruption to oil and gas supplies from the Gulf region. In this context, Netanyahu's admission shows that even though Israel acted unilaterally, its military steps remain in the shadow of the United States' strategic calculations.

Netanyahu also asserted that the accusation that Israel is “dragging” the United States into war is untrue. He sought to demonstrate that the decision to attack South Pars was Israel's own decision, although there was still intensive communication with the White House. At the same time, he praised Trump for being seen as leading efforts to prevent Iran from having a stronger nuclear capacity.